Ahh yes word play. A play on words to make reading more interesting using puns or reverse word order. Authors use word play to help keep the readers attention with craziness or just silly sayings. They help keep the reader laughing their way through the book or keep them wondering what crazy thing or saying will happen next.
Authors use word play because it makes their writing more appealing to the masses. If we are reading a book that’s straightforward on everything, and conversations don’t have any wacky sayings or laughter, then the tone of the book is more a serious situation. You may enjoy reading such books but, can you honestly read a whole book based on a serious tone? Books need some type of humor, if authors use the types of wordplay, they can add in that humor in a sneaky way, or make a tense situation between characters like an argument calmer. For example; in Alice in wonderland she gets in a little argument between the Dormouse, Mad Hatter, and the March Hare; this is basically a string of syntax meaning, words are said in a different order. But, since Lewis Carroll used syntax we got a feeling it was not going to be a tremendous argument. Dr. Seuss uses repetition andalliterationin his stories to help kids either remember, or better understand what they are reading. In Green Eggs and Ham, or one of his other well known kids stories Seuss uses most of the types of word play usually to teach some kind of moral in a disguise of a friendly kid story.
Wordplay is also used to make the story a lot more interesting. Using wordplay devices can easily take a boring old story and add some pizazz to it. For example you could have a situation with a character saying something about eggs and one responding with something about pegs. For example; in Alice in wonder land, the mouse was telling a story but he was interrupted by Alice. Not paying attention to his story, the mouse asks what she was thinking of. Alice replies with "I beg your pardon," and reminds the mouse where he left off in the story. The mouse replies he had not, then Alice used the word knot. This is one example of how a pun is used to lighten the mood of a situation where one character is being punished for not doing what they were supposed to be doing, in this case paying attention to a story. It also adds a little but if humor in the situation between Alice and the mouse by showing how Alice as paying zero attention to the mouse’s story. Word play is used again when she is talking to the Mad Hatter and the March Hare. They talk about ridiculous things like, implying time is a person, and how butter fixes watches. This kept the book entertaining, and since any random event could happen it made reading the book seem like less of a chore and more fun.
Authors use word play to help keep the book interesting, the make it so you don't have a clue whats gonna happen next, so while reading, your on the edge of your seat. There are many more types not listed here that help too. For example; Diction, Parody, Assonance, Alliteration, Syntax, Personification, Repetition, or a Pun, are often overlooked. It is these literary devices that help make a piece of writing better or help get a point across to the audiance reading the book.
Authors use word play because it makes their writing more appealing to the masses. If we are reading a book that’s straightforward on everything, and conversations don’t have any wacky sayings or laughter, then the tone of the book is more a serious situation. You may enjoy reading such books but, can you honestly read a whole book based on a serious tone? Books need some type of humor, if authors use the types of wordplay, they can add in that humor in a sneaky way, or make a tense situation between characters like an argument calmer. For example; in Alice in wonderland she gets in a little argument between the Dormouse, Mad Hatter, and the March Hare; this is basically a string of syntax meaning, words are said in a different order. But, since Lewis Carroll used syntax we got a feeling it was not going to be a tremendous argument. Dr. Seuss uses repetition and alliteration in his stories to help kids either remember, or better understand what they are reading. In Green Eggs and Ham, or one of his other well known kids stories Seuss uses most of the types of word play usually to teach some kind of moral in a disguise of a friendly kid story.
Wordplay is also used to make the story a lot more interesting. Using wordplay devices can easily take a boring old story and add some pizazz to it. For example you could have a situation with a character saying something about eggs and one responding with something about pegs. For example; in Alice in wonder land, the mouse was telling a story but he was interrupted by Alice. Not paying attention to his story, the mouse asks what she was thinking of. Alice replies with "I beg your pardon," and reminds the mouse where he left off in the story. The mouse replies he had not, then Alice used the word knot. This is one example of how a pun is used to lighten the mood of a situation where one character is being punished for not doing what they were supposed to be doing, in this case paying attention to a story. It also adds a little but if humor in the situation between Alice and the mouse by showing how Alice as paying zero attention to the mouse’s story. Word play is used again when she is talking to the Mad Hatter and the March Hare. They talk about ridiculous things like, implying time is a person, and how butter fixes watches. This kept the book entertaining, and since any random event could happen it made reading the book seem like less of a chore and more fun.
Authors use word play to help keep the book interesting, the make it so you don't have a clue whats gonna happen next, so while reading, your on the edge of your seat. There are many more types not listed here that help too. For example; Diction, Parody, Assonance, Alliteration, Syntax, Personification, Repetition, or a Pun, are often overlooked. It is these literary devices that help make a piece of writing better or help get a point across to the audiance reading the book.